June 20, 2002
National Right to Work Committee
Survey 2002 Candidate Questionnaire
If elected, will you cosponsor and seek roll-call votes on legislation to repeal the provisions in federal laws which authorize compulsory union dues? Yes
Will you support repeal of existing federal laws which force employees to accept a union as their exclusive representative against their will? Yes
Do you favor preservation of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which authorizes state Right to Work laws? Yes
Will you oppose legislation that would punish or require the firing of employees who choose to work during a strike, and which would hand union officials the power to shut down businesses that refuse to force their employees to pay union dues? Yes
If elected, will you cosponsor and seek roll-call votes on legislation to end the special immunity from prosecution union officials presently enjoy under the federal Hobbs Anti-Extortion stature? Yes
Will you oppose the forced unionization of federal, state, county and municipal employees? Yes
Will you oppose any revisions to federal labor law which impose new penalties on employers who resist attempts by union officials to impose compulsory unionism on their employees? Yes
Will you vote to cut off tax subsidies to labor unions that compel individuals to pay dues as a condition of employment, and union front organizations which actively promote compulsory unionism? Yes
Will you oppose so-called "anti-double breasting" legislation that has, as its primary goal, forced unionization of employees of construction companies? Yes
Will you oppose federal legislation that seeks to establish or mandate union monopoly bargaining standards on all state and local police officers as well as firefighters? Yes
Comments: I am not opposed to unions. I am opposed to their tactics.